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News and Events
- On February 27, 2009, Laureen and Barbara
will be delivering a presentation at New York University
's Wagner School for students and faculty entitled: "From
Vision to Reality: The MAIA Foundation and Reducing Maternal
Mortality in sub-Saharan Africa". To read more click
here.
- MAIA was proud to be one of three sponsors
of the screening of "A Walk to Beautiful" at the
RAISE (Reproductive Emergencies and Access to OB Care) conference
in Uganda in June, 2008. The MAIA Foundation was featured
in the "A Walk to Beautiful Take Action Guide",
developed by The Fledgling Foundation. The guide will be
an roadmap for organizations that wish to address the issues
of fistula treatment and prevention that are featured in
this award winning documentary. To open the document click
here (High resolution PDF - 80Mb).
- MAIA held its first successful fundraising
event in New York City in September. The event featured
remarks by Karen Schmidt, MPH form Columbia University's
ACCESS program in Rwanda, a MAIA grantee. The MAIA Foundation
is now featured on Columbia University's ACCESS program
website as a funder of their important work in supporting
obstetrical delivery infrastructure in Rwanda. To go to
the ACCESS website click
here.
- Cathy Watson and Straight Talk Uganda, one
of MAIA's grantees, published an article about their work
in Gulu,Uganda entitled, "Pre-emptive ARVs Can Prevent
HIV Infection" published in New Vision, a local Uganda
newspaper. To read the article click
here.
- Barbara was recently interviewed by The Glass
Hammer, an award-winning online pulication for women in
law, finance and big business, about The MAIA Foundation
and its acheivements to date. The read the interview click
here.
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